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Patente d'J-une 14", 1870.

fziz/miaflg h N-PEIERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRA'PHER, WASHINGTON B C r 1 To all whom ttqnay concern:

f Be it known that we, J OHN W. STEVENS and J om: u 1 P. BACOME, of Westvil1e,,in the county 'of Ohampaign andState of Ohio, have invented certain Improvements in Hay-Racks and we do herebydeclare that the following'is a full, clear, and exact description militia sine fitment @jljiire.

JoHN "STEVEN AND JOHN-P, BAOQME, or *WESTVILLE, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 104,373, dated June 14, 1870.

' I, IMPROVEMENT m HAY-RACKS FOB WAG-0N5,

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

thereof, reference being bad to the annexed drawing,

making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 'is aperspective view of our improvedrack,

tshowingthe angle at which the cross-pieces are placed, and the windlass for tightening the rope or chain with which the load is bound. l i a Figure 2 is asectional elevation on line a: a; of fig. 1, showing the method of attaching the cross-pieces tothe longitudinal beams.

Figure Sis a section on line 3 y of fig; 2,

' Corresponding:letters refer to corresponding parts injthe several figures. V p

This invention relates tothat class of devices which is denominated hay-racks or ladders; and a lt consists in the method of attaching the crossbars to the'longitudinal beams,jas will be more fully set forth hereinaftenpasses around it, and is thenpassed around said windlass. v v a I B B, &c'., refer to the cross-hars,.whieh extend from onetot' the beams, A, tothe other, and project as far Having thus described our invention,

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters beyond each as is necessary to 'give the desired width to the load. At the point where these cross-bars rest vupon the beams,'a gain is cut in such beams, as shown in fig. 2, and a'tenon is formedupon the side of-the' cross-bar to fit it. The angle of these gains and ot the tenons is such that when the rack is put together and placed upon the wagon, and a load of any kind placed thereon, the cross-beams shall be pressed, into and against the shoulders of the gains, as well as directly down upon the beams, thus doing away with thenecessity ofbolting the. parts toeach other, by

which means a considerable. saving in the cost is efeeted, and, whatisof quite-as much importance, the owner is enabled to take his rack apart at any time, and. store it away in a'small space. v 1

D D refer to arched braces, which are secured to theouter portions of'the cross-bars in any suitable manner, and at such points as to form wheel-covers,

vand thus prevent the load from coming in contact withthewheels, and at the same time they serve, when loaded, 'topress the cross-bars firmly into their place in or upon the beams A.'- 7

Patent, is

The method of attaching the cross-bars of a hayraok or ladder to the beams thereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In, testimony whereof we have signed our names this specification in the presence of two SllbSCI'lblllg witnesses. t J. W. STEVENS.

' J. P; BAOOME.

"Witnesses:

DAVID LoUnErBAoK, THOS. OoR'KEnY, 

